Dr. Musher Biography
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Jonathan Musher, MD, CMD
President of Metropolitan Physicians Practice
Chair of Family Medicine at Suburban Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Dr Musher is a family practitioner and a fellowship-trained geriatrician. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Pain Management, Chair of Family Medicine at Suburban Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine as well as a charter Certified Medical Director through the American Medical Director’s Association.
Dr. Musher is currently in private practice in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Prior to establishing his private practice Dr. Musher served for 10 years as the Vice President of Medical affairs for Beverly Healthcare, the largest nursing home company in the world. Dr. Musher received his medical degree from the University of Bologna School of Medicine in Bologna, Italy and completed his residency training at a Cornell affiliate in New York City.
Dr. Musher has more than 25 years of clinical hands-on medical experience. His expertise spans the spectrum of acute care and long-term care services, from inpatient and ambulatory care through home and hospice care to skilled nursing care. He has published and lectured extensively in the areas of geriatrics, long-term care, and medical direction.
Dr. Musher is President of Metropolitan Physicians’ Practice and is actively involved in family medicine and geriatrics. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Pain Management as well as a charter Certified Medical Director (CMD) through the American Medical Director’s Association (AMDA). Dr. Musher is a past president of the AMDA, immediate past chair of the AMDA Foundation, a member of the AMDA Public Policy Committee, and was a recent delegate to the White House Conference on Aging.
Dr. Musher chaired, taught, and assisted in the development of material for the first CMD courses. He developed AMDA’s Clinical Practice Guideline process and served as Chair of the Clinical Practice Committee where he supervised the creation of 7 guidelines. Dr. Musher also served as chair of AMDA’s Subacute Care Committee where he authored AMDA’s white paper on subacute care. Over the years, Dr. Musher has continued to serve as a member on several AMDA committees and as a lecturer for many of the various AMDA courses and seminars. Dr. Musher received the AMDA James Pattee Award for Excellence in Education.
He is a member of several Medical Boards and Committees and was a member of the National Assisted Living Task Force. Dr. Musher also participated on the Obama Healthcare Transition Team Washington, DC Workgroup and was named Top Doctor by The Washingtonian Magazine and one of America’s Top Family Doctors by the Consumer Research Council of America. Dr. Musher has participated and consulted on various committees and task forces as well as provided testimony to Congress on issues related to health care and long-term care.